FOR SAFER WINTER OPERATIONS
Winter Service Driver Improvement Course
The Canada Safety Council is proud to present the WSDIC, a nationally recognized course designed for commercial winter service operators.
About the WSDIC
The Winter Service Driver Improvement Course is a safety training program designed specifically for the needs of your winter fleet. This one-day course, offered virtually via live training, focuses on organizations and winter service drivers whose responsibilities include keeping Canadian roads clear and communities moving.
What You'll Learn
Collision Prevention
Build safer decision-making for winter conditions, with practical strategies to reduce collision risk around traffic, changing road surfaces and reduced visibility.
Equipment Operation
Develop a practical foundation in snowplow and wing operation, with attention to vehicle control and the hazards drivers face during winter service.
Driver Performance
Examine how fatigue, distraction, stress and other human factors can affect judgement, reaction time and performance during demanding winter operations.
Effective Roadway Treatment
Understand the role of salt and direct liquid application in winter maintenance and how material use supports safer, more effective roadway treatment.
Fleet Readiness
Reinforce effective vehicle checks so drivers can identify concerns before they affect equipment readiness, safety or winter service delivery.
Broader Demands of Winter Service
Connect these core topics through a broader understanding of winter driving risk, safe work practices and the demands of professional winter service.
Who are we?
The Canada Safety Council is an independent, knowledge-based, charitable organization dedicated to the cause of safety. We provide national leadership in safety through information, education and collaboration. We are Canada’s voice and resource for safety.
As a not-for-profit, non-government organization, the Council draws upon the dedication and commitment of its directors, committee members and instructors. Focusing on safety education as the key to long range reduction in avoidable deaths and injuries, the Council serves as a national resource for safety programs, working with and through partner organizations who deliver and/or fund these programs.
A Trusted Safety Training Provider
For decades, the Canada Safety Council has been a trusted name nation-wide in safety training and education, offering a variety of programs designed to help Canadians be safer at home, at work and everywhere in between.
Selected road safety training programs include:
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- Defensive Driving Course
- Professional Driver Improvement Course
- 55 Alive Driver Refresher Course
- School Bus Driver Improvement Course
- Paramedic Driving Enhancement Program
…and more! For a list of training programs offered by the Canada Safety Council, please visit our Training Courses page.
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